Survivable security features for image replacement documents

a security feature and document technology, applied in the field of document protection methods and products, can solve the problems of security images contained on conventional commercial paper, such as original checks, not being able to survive scanning process, and originating banks not being able to as effectively verify if,
US20070241554A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-18DOCUMENT SECURITY SYST
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
DOCUMENT SECURITY SYST
Publication Date
2007-10-18
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A security image embedded in an original printed document survives a conversion process into an image replacement document in binary image form having a commercial equivalency with the original printed document. The security image is embedded in a background at an approximately common visual density with the background so that the security image is at least partially indistinguishable from the background to the naked eye. Print elements of the security image are arranged differently than the print elements of the background and both are further arranged so that that upon conversion into the image replacement document in binary image form, the security image survives and the background drops out.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is (a) a nonprovisional of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 795,167, filed on Apr. 27, 2006, (b) a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 683,161 filed on Mar. 7, 2007, which is a continuation-in-part of International Application No. PCT / US2005 / 031440, filed on Sep. 6, 2005, and (c) a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 895,822, filed Jul. 22, 2004, which is a continuation of International Application No. PCT / US2003 / 032159, filed Oct. 9, 2003, which are all hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] This invention relates generally to document protection methods and products. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and products for printing or otherwise preparing original documents containing security features that are preserved in electronic reproductions of the documents (e.g., security features that survive the scanning process). In addition, the inve...

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